Background and aims:Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the most common causes of occupational injuries that appear in back , neck and upper limb mainly . This study was conducted with the objectives of determination of prevalence rate of MSDs and ergonomics assessment of the risk of MSDs in workers of a petrochemical company .   Methods: In this study, 327 randomly selected workers i...

Background & aims: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between work-Related musculoskeletal disorders and level of physical activity and body posture of dentists in Mashhad. Methods: The standardized Nordic questionnaire was used to record the history of musculoskeletal disorders cases. Also imaging and scoring were done using RULA method to determine the final score of ...

زمینه و هدف: به علت تحرک زیاد ستون فقرات گردنی، آرتروز در این ناحیه شایع است. علی رغم مقبولیت بالینی روش درمانی کشش و تجویز رایج آن برای مبتلایان به درد گردن، در مورد اثربخشی این روش درمانی بحث و اختلاف نظر بسیاری وجود دارد.با توجه به عدم وجود اتفاق نظر در مورد اثر بخشی کشش در مطالعات پیشین و عدم وجود شواهد تجربی قانع کننده در زمینه قابلیت کولار پنوماتیک در کاهش علائم ناشی از گردن درد، هدف از م...

  Background and aims : In our daily lives hand tools are often used in many work situations. With respect to design characteristics, hand tools can be considered a risk factor when a high level of repetition are required or when awkward postures are adopted. Therefore attention to ergonomics design rules for hand tools is the most important factor in design process. With this in mind, the aim ...

Background and Aims: Musculoskeletal disorders in dentists due to abnormal postures may result in economic and health problems. To prevent these problems, the working posture of dental students should be assessed and corrected in dental procedures. This study determine these problems and the effect of training courses on them by Rapid Entire Body Assessment method (REBA). Materials and Methods:...

Background and aims: Clutch pedal is one of the most important control systems of automobile. As a foot controller due to the location and mechanisms of action, in case of improper design pedal clutch can reduce driver fatigue, as well as the comfort and safety of the vehicle. In the present research, clutch comfort of some common models of vehicles in taxi routes in Tehran were investigated fr...

Introduction: Parkinson's is a progressive disease of the nervous system that by effect on the body movements has affected to quality of patient life. in finally, daily tasks such as eating are difficult and time consuming for them. aim of the study, that was improve the comfort situation of Parkinson patient by identified ergonomic problems when eating, and designing product for this. Materia...